Background

Mr. Rainer Schmueckle is an Operating Partner at Advent International Corporation. Mr. Schmueckle advises Advent International Corporation on investments in the auto and industrial sectors, both existing portfolio companies and potential acquisitions. Mr. Schmueckle served as the President and Chief Executive Officer at Daimler Trucks North America LLC. Mr. Schmueckle provided vision and direction for Daimler's NAFTA Truck Operations, including all management responsibilities ... for the Freightliner Group - Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star Trucks, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis and American LaFrance. He assumed these responsibilities in 2001. Mr. Schmueckle served as Head of Production and Purchasing for Mercedes-benz at Daimler AG and served as thr Chief Operating Officer at Mercedes Unit since April 15, 2005. He was also a Director of Daimler AG. Mr. Schmueckle served as Senior Vice President, Controlling and Accounting at Daimler AG and formerly President and Chief Executive Officer at ADtranz. Mr. Schmueckle has an extensive background in finance and has worked in the commercial vehicles industry for the majority of his career. This includes a previous assignment at Freightliner, from 1994 to 1997, as Senior Vice President, Finance and Information Technology. He is also the Director of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America. Mr. Schmueckle attended the University of Karlsruhe, where he received a degree in Industrial Engineering.

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